Psychoanalysis. Knowledge That Won't Take Up Much Space

Our actions, decisions, and desires have their reasons and consequences — sometimes they lie on the surface, and sometimes they are hidden so deeply that it can be impossible to understand them on your own. This book will discuss the most mysterious and ambiguous field of psychology — psychoanalysis. According to this theory, our behavior is determined by irrational and unconscious drives that accumulate in us from childhood and can lead to psychological difficulties. First formulated as a separate phenomenon by Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis still sparks heated debates. You will learn about the history of this method, its past and present, main ideas, and ways of application from this book.